Rail-joint.



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,'E. 6. Perry EDGAR C. PERRY, 0F PHELPS, WISCONSIN.

RAIL-JOINT.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

Application filed January 7, 1916. Serial No. 70,828.

To all whom t may conce/m.'

Be it known that I, EDGAR C. PERRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Phelps, in the county of Vilas and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to rail joints, and more particularly to the class of angle bars for rail joints.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of angle bars of this character wherein the meeting ends of railway rails will be prevented from lowering with respect to each other to obviate an imperfect joint which would result in the poimding of the car wheelsl when traveling thereover.

Another object of the invention is the provision of angle bars of this character' wherein'the meeting` ends of the railway rails are firmly and securely fastened together without the use of bolts or the like and the railsy are free for expansion and contraction without affecting the joint.

A further object of the invention is the provision of angle bars of this character wherein the construction thereof is novel in form to assure strength and durability and to prevent displacement of one rail end with respect to the other, thereby presenting a smooth joint at the meeting ends of the rails. 1

A still further object of the invention is the provision of angle bars of this character wherein all diiculties and annoyances in connection with the working loose of bolts for the fastening of meeting ends of railway rails are entirely eliminated and Aat the same time avoiding the necessity of the drilling or punching of holes in the angle bars for accommodating the bolts and at the same time enabling the fastening of the meeting ends of the rails with despatch.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of angle bars of this character which will actually brace the rails under strain of heavy load and make it impossible for the rails to sag at the joint while heavy trucks of the rolling stock are passing thereover.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of angle bars of this character possessing simplicity in construction, durability, efliciency in purpose and also which are inexpensive in manufacture.

lVith these and other objects in view, the

invention consists in the features of constructionV and the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In'the drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of the meeting ends of railway rails showing the angle bars constructed in accordance with the invention applied; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view; Fig. 3 is a top plan view; Fig. 4 is an end elevation showing the rails in sectional elevation; Fig. 5 is a sectional viewon the line 5-5 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6 6 of Fig. 1.

Similar referencecharacters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 10 and l1 designate the meeting endsrespectively of railway rails which are of the ordinary well known construction and are joined in a manner presently described.

Located on opposite sides of the meeting ends l0 and 1l of the rails are angle bars A and B respectively, each being formed with a vertical yportion 12 and an angular portion 13, which latter overlies the base flanges of the meeting ends 10 and 1l of the rails, while the vertical portion 12 is disposed parallel with the -webs of the said rails and is formed with an inner beveled surface 14 which is at an acute angle with respect Ito the said webs of'the 'meeting ends of the rails so that the vertical port tions 12 can firmly clamp the said webs of the rails when joined together in a man -ner presently described.

Integrally formed with the angular portion 13 .are the base or bed blocks 15 which are located centrally of the angle bars A and B and have extending longitudinally therefrom at the outer ends the base or bed plates 16, which, together with the blocks, underlie the base flanges of the meeting ends 10 and 11 of the rails. One of the blocks 15 is formed with a transverse open ing 17, while the other block l5 is formed with a tenon 18 adapted to be passed through the opening 17, whereby the free end of the said tenon will protrude beyond the outer end of the opening, and this protruded end is formed with a notch 19 receiving a wedge 20 which is held in place through the medium of a key 21, the latter being passed transversely through the blocks l5, and in this manner the angle bars A and B are connected together. The key21 which is substantially wedge shaped is formed with an opening 22 for receiving a pin 23 which is in the form of a spike adapted to be driven into the opening 22 so asto prevent any possibility of the key 21 working loose from the blocks.

The vertical portions l2 of the angle bars A and B are of the same height as the webs of the meeting ends 10 and 11 of the rails so as to brace the balls of the rails and yalso reinforce the webs thereof.

lfmmediately below the opening 17 for receiving the tenen 18 is a reinforcing rib 24 which strengthens the said block and also serves as a brace for the outer end of the tenen as will be clearly apparent.

It will be obvious that by the use of the angle bars the necessity of drilling the rails isy eliminated when making repairs to broken rails, as the angle bars can be applied with despatch at the point of the broken rails. The key 21 when in place lies below the rails and is prevented from pressing upwardly against the same.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and manner of operation of the device will be apparent, and a more extended explanation has, therefore,

acting against the wedge, and a locking pin inserted in the key to hold the same in the block.

2. The combination with the meeting ends of railway rails, of a pair of angle bars embracing the base anges and webs of said rails and having integral medial blocks located below the flanges of said rails, a notched tenen on one of said blocks and passed through the other of said blocks to have the notch located exteriorly of the latter', a wedge engaged in said notch, a key passed transversely through the block and acting against the wedge, a locking pin inserted in the key to hold the same in the block, and a reinforced rib on the block receiving the tenon to support the notched end thereof.

3. The combination with the meeting ends of railway rails, of a pair of angle bars embracing the base flanges and webs of said rails and having integral medial blocks located below the flanges of said rails, a notched tenon on one of said blocks and passed througl'i the other of said blocks to have the notch located `eXteriorly of the latter, a wedge engaged in said notch, a key passed transversely through the block and acting against the wedge, a locking pin inserted in the key tohold the same in the block, a reinforced rib on the block receiv ing the tenen to support the notched end thereof, the inner faces of the vertical portions of the angle bars being downwardly beveled to afford gripping points at the upper free edges thereof with the webs of the rails.

In testimony whereof l aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDGAR C. PERRY.

Witnesses JOHN BENISHEK, L. L. ZIMMERMAN.

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